Question

Write an inequality for the given statement: The sum of x and 25 is less than 75.

Answer 1

An inequality means there's not an equal sign. Instead there will be a greater than (>) or less than (<). Pretend the symbol is a mouth. The mouth wants to eat the biggest number. Sum means to add. So x + 25 < 75 is what they want.
If you wanted to solve this, you just subtract 25 from both sides of the inequality.
That gives you that x < 50. So if you add numbers that are less than 50 to 25, you'll always end up less than 75.

Answer 2

thanks but they want you to write it, not solve it.

Answer 3

Ok. But soon they'll be asking you to solve them so I just thought I'd give a short explanation. It's always good to learn things before they teach you it. You learn it better that way.

Answer 4

thanks alot